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Israel defence minister says Gaza offensive expands, will seize 'large areas'

TOPSHOT - A boy walks with an empty sack past a closed-down bakery that ran out of flour in Gaza City on April 1, 2025. [Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP]

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced Wednesday a major expansion of a military operation in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, saying the army would seize "large areas" of the Palestinian territory.

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